Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884-1976)
Halbakt
signed 'S. Rottluff' (lower left)
watercolor and brush and black ink on paper
19 7/8 x 16 in. (50.4 x 40.5 cm.)
Painted in Nidden in 1913
Provenance
Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., London (1967). Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 19 February 1997, lot 49. Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Exhibited
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., Recent Acquisitions, July-August 1967, no. 51 (illustrated; dated 1913 and titled Pigmy Woman).
Lot Essay
Joachim Laube has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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